flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
scariest; most frightening
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
young person; youth; young
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even though; even if
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo